Combination cane and stool.



No. 771,155. PATENTED SEPT. 27, 1904. J. MANDERSON & 11. COOMBS.

COMBINATION CANE AND STOOL.

APPLICATION FILED 001.13, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED 'STATES Patented September 27, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN MANDERSON AND REGINALD COOMBS,

OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON.

COMBINATION OANE AND sTOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 771,165, dated September 27, 1904. Application filed October 13, 1903. Serial No. 176,882. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, t mfcty concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN MANDERSON, a citizen of Canada, and REGINALD CoOMBs, a citizen of the United States, both residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Canes and Stools; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in combined stools and canes.

The object of the invention is to construct a stool which will form a cane in a folded condition. Y

Another object of the invention is to provide means for securing the stool in a folded position and when said means are removed from the folded stool the same can be adjusted to form a suitable seat.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in tbe novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the claims hereto appended. In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the stool, shown partly in section and assembled with the partsv forming a cane. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the stool in an unfolded position. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the seat which is attached to the stool.

Referring to the drawings by reference-numerals, l indicates a tubular sleeve, to which is secured at 2 by suitable means swinging legs 3, which are constructed triangular shape and are provided with a convex outer surface with beveled inner edges, and the interior edge 4 is conoaved, which forms a hollow cylindrical casing within the stool when the same is in a folded condition. Upon the lower ends of the legs 3 and upon the conveXed surface thereof are screw-threads 5, which are adapted to receive a cap 6 when the legs are folded together, and thereby form a cylindrical sectional casing. Upon the tubular sleeve l, at the opposite edge to which the legs are pivoted or hinged, is provided a cut-out portion having screw-threads 7 formed thereon. When the stool is in a folded condition, a tubular sleeve or cylindrical cap 8is mounted upon the tubular sleeve l. Said cap 8 is provided With a knob or handle formed integral therewith at one of its ends. Slidably mounted within the sleeve l is a piston or rod 9, which is provided with an enlarged portion, and said portion is formed integral with a rod or barlO, which is adapted to project through said sleeve and extend between the legs 3 of the stool. Secured to the bar 10 at its lowest end are a plurality of braces l1, which are retained in a horizontal position when the stool is in an unfolded position and are adapted to limit the swinging movement of said legs. It will be seen in the drawings that the said braces l1 are secured to the bar or rod l() by means of an eyebolt 12 or the like, and said braces 11 are secured to the legs by any suitable means, as staples. The said braces may be formed of any fiexible material, or, if desired, rigid members may be employed. Upon the sleeve l and extending inwardly or toward the center thereof is an anular extension 13, which is adapted to limit the sliding movement of the piston or rod 9, secured within said sleeve. This operation of the device is accomplished by the enlarged portion of said piston 9 coming in contact with the annular extension 13, and thereby preventing the same from entirely sliding through the sleeve l. Upon the upper end of the piston 9 is formed an annular extension 14, which is adapted to retain the basket structure l5 in an assembled position with the parts of the stool heretofore described. This basket structure comprises a plurality of members, which are preferably formed 4from any suitable liexible metallic material,and said members are pivotally secured to the piston 9. The basket structure comprises a plurality of different members. One of said sets of members is pivotally secured to the annular extension 14 and is of greater length than the upper or outer members, which are pivotally secured to the first-mentioned members and are adapted when the stool is in an unfolded position to extend in a horizontal plane from the connecting-point with the firstmentioned metallic members. It will be seen upon examining the drawings that the members 16, which are secured to the annular extension 14 ofthe piston 9, are adapted to engage the shorter members 17 within a bifurcation formed upon said members 17 and are adapted to be retained in such position by a pin passing through said bifurcation and detachably securing the members in an assembled position. The inner ends of the members or stays 17 are secured to an annularmember or ring 18, which is adapted to be retained above the extension 14, which is formed upon the piston 9. When the cap 8 is removed from the folded stool and the cap 6 is detached from the legs of said stool, the same can be easily placed in position and will retain its normal position by means of the piston limiting the vertical play of the basket or seat and also by means of the braces will prevent the legs from spreading to an unlimited extent. l

When the stool is in an unfolded position and it is desired to form a cane out of the same, .it will only be necessary to close the legs together. Said legs owing to their peculiar structure will form a cylindrical casing, and by placing the cap 6 in position upon the same they will be retained in a fixed position. By pressing the pivoted bars or members 17 and 18 together and placing the cap 8 upon the threaded extension carried by sleeve 1 it will be apparent that a suitable walking-cane will be produced. The caps 6 and 8 complete the structure of the stool when it is desired to form a cane, and by removing said caps the positioning of the stool can be easily obtained.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A combined cane and stool, comprising a hollow body portion, legs secured thereto, a piston or rod movably mounted in said body portion, a seat carried entirely by said piston, comprising a plurality of flexible jointed bars, an annular member secured to the outer ends of said bars for retaining the same in anassembled position, and means removably mounted upon said body portion for inclosing said seat, when said cane and stool are in a folded position.

2. A combined cane and stool, comprising a central hollow body portion, and folding-supporting-legs pivoted thereto, a seat-carrying rod reciprocating in said hollow body portion and formed with an annular head at its upper end, iexible jointed bars pivoted to and carried entirely by said head, and a central collar also pivotally connected to said jointed bars for holding them in their seat-forming adjustment.

3. A stool-forming cane comprising a hollow body portion, collapsing legs pivoted thereto, a reciprocating rod mounted within the body portion having a reduced portion at its lower end extending to a point between the collapsing legs, links connecting each leg with the said reduced portion, a number of jointed links carried entirely by the upper end of said rod for forming a flexible seat and an elongated casing for inclosing the jointed bars when in a collapsed position.

4. A combined'cane and stool comprising a central hollow portion, pivoted leg-sections attached tothe lower end thereof, having an outer contour when folded of the same diameter as the central portion, a central space being also left between thel said legs, a reciprocating rod moving in the central portion of the cane, a reduced end portion extending downwardly into the recess between the legs, an inner annular shoulder formed at the lower end of the central portion of the cane for limiting the downward movement of the reciprocating rod and a liexible seat carried entirely by the upper endof the said rod.

5. A combined cane and stool comprising a central hollow body portion having a reduced upper end threaded exteriorly and a reciprocating rod movably mounted in the body portion, a set-ring mounted above the said rod, a series of jointed links or bars connecting the said ring with the upper end of said rod, an inclosing casing forming a handle for the cane and engaging the screw-threads of the central body portion, the said casing inclosing the upper end of the rodand the said ring and the jointed links or bars.

6. A combined cane and stool, comprising a body portion, legs movably secured thereto, a reciprocating member carried by said body portion, a seat carried entirely by said reciprocating member comprising a plurality of iexible jointed members, each member provided with a plurality of sections of different length, and means secured to the outer end of each member for retaining said members in an assembled position.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination with a casing, legs pivotally secured thereto, of a seat movably mounted upon said casing, comprising a plurality of flexible members, each member comprising a plurality of sections of different lengths, an

annular member secured to said flexible mem-V bers near their outer end, and means removably mounted upon said casing for inclosing said seat, when said legs and iexible members are in a folded position.

8. In a device of the character described,

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the combination With a casing provided with In testimony whereof we hereunto aiix our legs, of reciprocating means assembled With signatures 1n presence of two Wltnesses.

said easing, a flexible seat Carried entirely by JOHN MANDERSON.

said reciprocating means', comprising a plu- REGINALD COOMBS. 5 rality of flexible jointed members, and means Witnesses:

for inelosing1 said flexible seat when in a folded G. WARD KEMP,

position. H. A. HERoLD. 

